The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale is a collaborative studio album featuring Eric Clapton and a host of other musicians. It consists of covers of songs by J. J. Cale, who had died the previous year. It was named after Cale's 1972 single "Call Me the Breeze". It was produced by Clapton and Simon Climie. The guests invited on the album include Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, Willie Nelson and John Mayer.
The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale | ||||
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Studio album by Eric Clapton & Friends | ||||
Released | July 29, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
Genre | Rock, Blues rock, Country rock | |||
Length | 51:33 | |||
Label | Bushbranch / Surfdog | |||
Producer | Eric Clapton, Simon Climie | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Drowned in Sound | 6/10[3]> |
All songs written by J.J. Cale except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
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1. | "Call Me the Breeze" | Eric Clapton | 3:07 | |
2. | "Rock and Roll Records" | Clapton & Tom Petty | 2:19 | |
3. | "Someday" | Cale, Walt Richmond | Mark Knopfler | 3:48 |
4. | "Lies" | Clapton & John Mayer | 3:07 | |
5. | "Sensitive Kind" | Don White | 5:17 | |
6. | "Cajun Moon" | Clapton | 2:28 | |
7. | "Magnolia" | Mayer | 3:42 | |
8. | "I Got the Same Old Blues" | Petty & Clapton | 3:03 | |
9. | "Songbird" | Willie Nelson & Clapton | 2:56 | |
10. | "Since You Said Goodbye" | Clapton | 3:01 | |
11. | "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" | Ray Price, Rusty Gabbard | White & Clapton | 2:37 |
12. | "The Old Man and Me" | Petty | 2:56 | |
13. | "Train to Nowhere" | Knopfler, White & Clapton | 4:51 | |
14. | "Starbound" | Nelson | 2:03 | |
15. | "Don't Wait" | Cale, Christine Lakeland | Clapton & Mayer | 2:47 |
16. | "Crying Eyes" | Clapton, Christine Lakeland | 3:31 |
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